Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his feast day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. He is also a patron saint of Terni, epilepsy and beekeepers. Saint Valentine was a clergyman – either a priest or a bishop – in the Roman Empire who ministered to persecuted Christians. He was martyred and his body buried on the Via Flaminia on February 14, which has been observed as the Feast of Saint Valentine since at least the eighth century.
Palladius was the first bishop of the Christians of Ireland, preceding Saint Patrick. It is possible that some elements of their life stories were later conflated in Irish tradition. Palladius was a deacon and member of one of the prominent families in Gaul. Pope Celestine I consecrated him a bishop and sent him to Ireland "to the Scotti believing in Christ".
May 7 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 9
Mosan art is a regional style of art from the valley of the Meuse in present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. Although in a broader sense the term applies to art from this region from all periods, it generally refers to Romanesque art, with Mosan Romanesque architecture, stone carving, metalwork, enamelling and manuscript illumination reaching a high level of development during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
Gregory of Utrecht was born of a noble family at Trier. He became a follower of Saint Boniface, who sent him to study at the Monastery of Saint Michael at Ohrdruf. He then accompanied Boniface on his missionary journeys. In 750, Boniface appointed Gregory abbot of St. Martin's Monastery in Utrecht. St. Martin's became a centre of learning and missionary activity. When, in 754, Eoban left to accompany Boniface on their last missionary trip, Gregory was tasked with administering the diocese of Utrecht, which he did faithfully for the next twenty-three years until his death in 776.
Andrew the Scot was the Irish-born student and assistant of Donatus of Fiesole. He served as archdeacon of Fiesole under Bishop Donatus.
Saint Mansuetus was the first Bishop of Toul.
Saint Gaugericus, in French Saint Géry was a bishop of Cambrai, France.
Saint Bernulf or Bernold of Utrecht was Bishop of Utrecht (1026/27–1054).
Gildard or Gildardus, or Gildaredus also known as Godard or Godardus, was the Bishop of Rouen from 488 to 525. He is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, and the missal of the Sarum Rite refers to him as a confessor. He is closely connected to Medard, who was traditionally considered to be his brother.
Wiro of Roermond, also Wiro or Wera of Utrecht is a Christian saint of the 8th century. His feast day is May 8.
Saint Macculind was an early Irish saint who was abbot and / or bishop of Lusk.
Saint Chuniald was an early Irish priest and missionary who worked for many years in Germany. He lived in the 7th century.
Saint Werenfried was an English Benedictine monk, priest and missionary among the Frisians. His intercession is thought to relieve the pain of arthritis and to help gardeners. His feast day is 14 August.
Saint Fredigand of Deurne was an 8th-century Irish missionary in the territory around Antwerp in what is now Belgium. His feast day is 17 July.
Saint Vouga was an Irish priest who moved to Brittany, now in France. He attempted to live as a hermit, but could not avoid people who came to him for cures, drawn by his reputation.
Saint Babolen was Abbot of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Abbey near Paris. He may have been Scottish in origin. His feast day is 26 June.
Saint Guthagon was a possibly Irish hermit who lived in Belgium, most likely in the 8th century, and became venerated as a saint.
Saint Maccai was an Irish missionary who founded a monastery on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. His feast day is 11 April.
Saint Syra of Troyes was an Irish woman, sister of Saint Fiacre, who became a nun in France and died in Meaux but came to be venerated in Troyes. Her story has been conflated with that of a woman named Syria who died in Troyes in the 4th or 5th century. Her feast day is 8 June.
